Practical Applications

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  4 Ways to Teach Your Kids to Be Anti-Racists To even begin to approach this topic, I feel that I must first begin with confession and then ask for forgiveness from those in my community, state, nation, and world that are hurting due to the racism that... Amanda Idleman Jun 09, 2020
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  3 Steps to Cultivating a Marriage That Brings Others to Christ It takes intentionally cultivating a safe, generous relationship to be a marriage that is reflective of the Gospel and God’s love. But how beautiful is it that God gives us such a powerful tool to bring... April Motl Jun 08, 2020
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  5 Examples of Shadow Racism When it comes to a theology of race, there are four headlines: 1) We were all made by God; 2) We were all made in the image of God; 3) We were all made with distinction and variety—including the color of our... Dr. James Emery White Jun 04, 2020
• How to Assign Age-Appropriate Chores for a Happy Home Chores and personal responsibilities are most successfully introduced when parents consider each child’s unique ability. Implementing new routines at home is a work in progress—trial and error. Meg Gemelli Jun 03, 2020
• 6 Life-Changing Decisions I'm Making Post-Quarantine With so much opportunity to reevaluate our lives, it's time to make real decisions to guide us into post-quarantine life--to put into practice all the blessings of the extra time, and no drawbacks of the old... Brent Rinehart Jun 02, 2020
• 10 Ways to Hold onto Joy in Troubled Times Sometimes, reading news headlines or social media posts gives one the impression that, as Chicken Little said, “The sky is falling.” It’s easy to become caught up in worries about the future and our daily... Kathryn Graves Jun 01, 2020
• 6 Reasons Why Trusting God Helps You Sleep Better “These are the times that try men’s souls,” Thomas Payne once said. These are also the times that can steal your sleep and stress you out.If you’ve been laid off, had to close a business, lost a loved one,... Cindi McMenamin May 29, 2020
• 4 Simple Ways You Can Turn Worry into Wonderful When we get that uneasy feeling that causes a heavy weight on our hearts and minds, how can we get free from it? Thankfully, God has a solution. Cortni Marrazzo May 28, 2020
• 4 Truths Christian Women Need to Know about Self-Care Take time for you. You’re worth it. Do something indulgent for yourself because you deserve it.By the end of the day, I want to numb out on my favorite Netflix show with a glass of wine and maybe... Heather Riggleman May 27, 2020
• 10 Surprising Reasons You're Stressed Out I didn’t understand why I was so easily impatient with my kids, when I really wanted to help them with homework. Instead, I got frustrated, lecturing them in a way that was unhelpful and... Bonnie Gray May 26, 2020
• 6 Unexpected Treasures of ‘Presence over Busyness’ during Quarantine In the movie Back to the Future and its sequels, the main characters had opportunities to go back in time and correct wrong choices. In some ways, the coronavirus pandemic offers us the same... Dawn Wilson May 25, 2020
• 5 Bad Parenting Tactics You Should Avoid Every parent has those days where they are convinced they are the worst parent in the world and wonder, “Am I a good parent at all?”A great bad parenting example comes from one of my all-time-low parenting... Amanda Idleman May 22, 2020